Article by Eduard Apostol – published Monday, July 28, 2025, 19:36 / Updated Monday, July 28, 2025 19:37
The owner of CFR Cluj, Nelu Varga, told the team and coach Dan Petrescu to focus, at the moment, only on the European Cups
CFR Cluj has the full infirmary, Dan Petrescu is discharged from the situation and has only black thoughts. Especially since Thursday is the return with Lugano, 0-0 in Switzerland, in the preliminary round of the Europa League.
Five holders are injured, Muhar, Simao, Emerlahu, Kamara and Postolachi! Sunt speranțe că ultimul ar putea fi recuperat pentru joi, dar semnalele nu sunt cele mai îmbucurătoare. The medical problems give the biggest headaches in Gruia, even the failure on their own ground with FC Argeș (0-2) has passed in the second plane.
Nelu Varga does not worry about the championship: “We recover, their boys and we go to battle”
From Dubai, the owner Nelu Varga avoids putting pressure on Dan Petrescu, even if he worries about the continuation of the European route. He accuses the injuries and hopes that the “railway” coach will conceive a winning start formula for Thursday with Lugano. The championship is currently in the second row.
“It started hard, with many injuries. We never happened to us! We have failed five holders, but we have to reorganize ourselves.
Let's hope that we qualify further in Europe, this matters now. It's the most important. Let's see what we can do. With the beginning the championship I do not do problems, because we can recover. It's a long season, it will be fine.
The boys come back and we go to battle. This is the problem that burns me most now, with injuries and let's move on to European cups, “explained Nelu Varga for the Sports Gazette.
After three stages, CFR Cluj has 4 points in the standings, a victory, a draw and a failure. On Sunday, August 3, the Transylvanians meet at home another suitor in the groups of a European Cupa, Craiova University, the Oltenians having to recover after the failure with FK Sarajevo (1-2), in the preliminary round of Conference League.
4.3Millions of euros win the team that qualifies in the Europa League group
450,000by the euro is the reward of each success in the XXL group, 150,000 euros the point
